Stealing Sisi's Star How a Master Thief Nearly Got Away with Austria's Most Famous Jewel |
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| Author:
| Bahney, Jennifer Bowers |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-9722-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.99USD $2.00 |
Book Description:
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While on honeymoon in Vienna in June, 1998 - at the height of the tourist season - Gerald Daniel Blanchard, an accomplished thief, happened upon the greatest challenge of his life when he spotted the last remaining "Sisi Star" on display in Schonbrunn Palace. Blanchard decided then and there to steal it. The star remained missing for nine years until two Canadian police investigators launched a joint task force to bring down a criminal organization that had robbed banks, stores and...
More DescriptionWhile on honeymoon in Vienna in June, 1998 - at the height of the tourist season - Gerald Daniel Blanchard, an accomplished thief, happened upon the greatest challenge of his life when he spotted the last remaining "Sisi Star" on display in Schonbrunn Palace. Blanchard decided then and there to steal it. The star remained missing for nine years until two Canadian police investigators launched a joint task force to bring down a criminal organization that had robbed banks, stores and ordinary citizens on several continents.